Jesus' life reflects uncommon trends within the general question of his relation to God. Armand Puig I Tàrrech undertakes studies on Jesus' birth and his family in the frame of the "Third Quest."

Approaching the historical Jesus is a fascinating task, one which is open to a large number of interpretations. It is difficult to reach a consensus on this, and both methodological insight and an exchange of scholarly ideas are required. New Testament writings are multifaceted, and this fact seems to preclude a closer understanding of the activities and identity of the Nazareth rabbi. However, Jesus' life may be seen as a jouney which reflects uncommon trends and a definite perspective: the relation between himself and God, the Father. This book explores difficult subjects which are not usually dealt with in the "Third Quest," such as Jesus' birth and his family. Moreover, the reader will find other key issues which are crucial for research on the historical Jesus, such as his baptism, the question of whether or not he was a mystic and the traditions he initiated.

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Born 1953; 1984 PhD in Biblical Sciences; 1993 Coordinator of the Catalan Ecumenical Bible (BCI); 1997 Co-Director of the "Corpus Biblicum Catalanicum"; 1999 Ordinarius for New Testament in the Theological Faculty of Catalonia (Barcelona); 2006 President-Dean of the Faculty; 2009 Deputy-President elect of the "Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas" (SNTS).